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Canada Michele Romanow is a serial entrepreneur and investor, known for her roles on CBC's Dragons' Den and as a co-founder of Clearco, a leading e-commerce investor.
Continued role focusing on growth, marketing, and partnership development with North American Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies.
Co-founded Clearbanc, a Toronto-based provider of revenue sharing solutions to fund new online businesses, and other e-businesses. It is the world's largest e-commerce investor.
Currently serves as a director for Vail Resorts.
Co-founded this initiative to encourage more women entrepreneurs.
Partnered with Export Development Canada to grow her business in the United States, describing them as a trusted partner.
Worked driving new digital solutions for these leading brands.
Formerly served as a director for Freshii.
Formerly served as a director for Whistler Blackcomb.
Currently serves as a director.
Currently serves as a director.
Currently serves as a director.
Michele Romanow, born in 1985 in Regina, Saskatchewan, is a Canadian tech entrepreneur, television personality, board director, and venture capitalist. She pursued her education at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, graduating with Civil Engineering and MBA degrees. During her time at Queen’s in 2006, she co-founded ‘Tea Room,’ a zero-consumer-waste coffee shop. Her entrepreneurial journey continued post-graduation with ventures such as Evandale Caviar, a vertically integrated commercial fishery. In 2013, she was recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 20 Most Disruptive “Millennials on a Mission” and made the list of 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2015, highlighting her early impact in the business world.
Romanow’s career advanced significantly with the co-founding of Buytopia.ca, an e-commerce platform that successfully acquired ten competitors, including Shop.ca and WagJag. Following this, she co-founded SnapSaves, which was acquired by Groupon in 2014 and subsequently relaunched in the U.S. as Snap by Groupon. In 2015, she joined the cast of CBC’s Dragons’ Den, becoming its youngest cast member, further establishing her presence in the investment and media landscape. This period also marked her co-founding of Clearbanc, later rebranded as Clearco, with Andrew D’Souza, which has grown to become a significant player in funding online businesses through revenue-sharing solutions.
Demonstrating a commitment to fostering entrepreneurship, particularly among women, Romanow co-founded the Canadian Entrepreneurship Initiative with Richard Branson. Her investment firm, Clearco, has since invested over $5 billion into more than 10,000 companies, making it one of the largest e-commerce investors globally. She also serves as a director for notable companies such as Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) and is a former director for Freshii (TSX: FRII) and Whistler Blackcomb. Her contributions have earned her numerous accolades, including the Canadian Innovation Awards’ Angel Investor of the Year in 2018 and the PWI Next Gen Woman Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in 2020-21.
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